GUIDELINES FOR SECURITY SYSTEM IN CONSTRUCTION SITES

Site security

▪ Erect suitable barricades, fencing, and hoarding

▪ Proper signage and lighting in suitable places when Passers-by or entry by public is likely

▪ Footpaths kept clean and free of debris

▪ Site access controlled

▪ Traffic control procedures in place

Traffic and pedestrian arrangement

The first step is a suitable and sufficient risk assessment. Ask such questions as ‘What might go wrong and why?’, ‘Could people be struck or run over?’ and ‘Could they lose balance and fall while loading and unloading?’

▪ Identify the hazards associated with activities involving workplace vehicles, e.g. reversing operations, loading and unloading

▪ Identify who might be harmed by each hazard. This is likely to include drivers and other workers, and may also include visitors and the public

▪ Evaluate the risks for each hazard and the likelihood of the harm and its severity. Are existing precautions adequate or should more be done?

▪ Set priorities for action and implementation

▪ Review the risk assessment periodically, especially when there are changes, e.g. new vehicles, changes of traffic routes

To start with, consider collective measures to eliminate risks, such as:

▪ improved design and layout of the workplace to minimize transport accidents

▪ signs to be used as a secondary measure where risks cannot be eliminated



Considerations during risk assessment and selection of prevention measures
Maintain a system of work by:

▪ avoiding the need for reversing the better layout design

▪ using a safe system of work for reversing

▪ ensuring a safe system of work for loading and unloading vehicles

▪ checking to see if the layout of routes is appropriate for vehicle and pedestrian activities

▪ segregating pedestrian and vehicle traffic routes if feasible

▪ posting adequate warnings in conspicuous places

▪ ensuring suitable pedestrian crossing points on vehicle routes

▪ introducing a one-way traffic system, if possible, to reduce the risk of a head-on collision

▪ checking to see if vehicle traffic routes are suitable for the types and flow of vehicles that use them

▪ keeping all floor and road surfaces in good condition

▪ removing obstructions or otherwise, making sure they are clearly visible

▪ avoiding sharp bends in road layouts

▪ providing suitably fixed mirrors at blind corners Other measures should also be considered:

▪ suitable direction, speed limit, and priority signs

▪ suitable physical speed restrictions such as speed bumps

▪ edges of loading bays, pits etc must be clearly marked and fitted with either a temporary or permanent barrier

▪ ensure that all vehicles are properly maintained All drivers should be instructed and reminded that they should

▪ not drive when their physical abilities are impaired, e.g. by ill health or poor vision

▪ be conversant with operating procedures and understand the safe operating limits of vehicles

▪ carry out daily checks and report all problems

▪ understand and comply with site rules and procedures, including those for emergencies

▪ understand the current system of signals

▪ keep the vehicle within safe speed limits

▪ slow down and take special care when approaching bends

▪ use visibility aids such as mirrors or a signaler before reversing to check for pedestrians, vehicles or obstructions behind the vehicle if there is restricted visibility from driving position

▪ STOP whenever the signaler is out of sight or the visibility aid becomes defective

▪ turn the engine off before making any adjustments or removing guards